Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Estonia
Estonia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9952 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.9952 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Estonia peaked at 1 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9807 index, in 2003.
Estonia ranks 113th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Estonia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9856 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.985 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9807 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9824 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.982 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9833 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9867 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9912 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.995 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9927 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9953 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9953 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9985 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9969 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9964 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9954 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9933 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9987 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9944 index | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9987 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9976 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9952 index | -0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.9952 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.9952 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9858 index | 0.9807 index | 0.995 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9964 index | 0.9927 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9968 index | 0.9944 index | 0.9987 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Estonia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Estonia was 0.9952 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9807 index in 2003.
- How does Estonia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Estonia ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.